Cigaritis acamas

Tawny Silverline
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cigaritis
Species: C. acamas
Binomial name
Cigaritis acamas
(Klug, 1834)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaena acamas Klug, 1834
  • Apharitis acamas (Klug, 1834)
  • Spindasis bellatrix Butler, 1886
  • Spindasis acamas divisa Rothschild, 1915
  • Spindasis hypargyros Butler, 1886
  • Apharitis acama aegyptiaca Riley, 1925
  • Apharitis acama cypriaca Riley, 1925

Cigaritis acamas, the Tawny Silverline, Arab Leopard or Leopard Butterfly, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly. It is found from North Africa and the Near East to India. The range includes Sudan, Arabia and Somalia.[2]

The larvae are associated with ants of the Crematogaster genus.

Subspecies

References

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